I understand the reasoning behind people getting riled up about an interaction but it's really beyond ridiculous now. To me, it all depends on the context. If the spoiler reads "Carly and Rafe have an awkward first encounter" or "Carly and Rafe have a prickly first encounter" (the last one is the words used to describe Brady and Arianna's first encounter in May) then I can see why people would get all riled up. Otherwise, two people sharing a scene should not cause this much ruckus, regardless of whatever the hell the show has done in the past. JMO.

As for Carly and Rafe, I'm excited. I love characters interacting from other stories. That is good writing, plain and simple.